Fox jumps on San Antonio/Donn to launch '15 Tour

[TouchOfGrey]

Saturday’s Telecast of The Jockey Club Tour on FOX Sports 1 to Feature Chrome-Belief Rematch

The Jockey Club Tour on FOX Sports 1 will break from the gate in dramatic fashion Saturday with a two-hour telecast featuring four major stakes races from historic Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park, a Pick Four wager on those races, a betting challenge that will benefit equine charities and several feature stories on horses and people.

The telecast, which will air from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST on FOX Sports 1, will include the $500,000 Donn Handicap, the $500,000 San Antonio, the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap and the $200,000 San Marcos Stakes.

The San Antonio will feature 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome and 2013 Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief as the two renew a rivalry that started in the controversial running of the Breeders’ Cup Classic last November 1.

For this and other select telecasts on The Jockey Club Tour on FOX Sports 1 series, Tom Durkin, the longtime racecaller for the New York Racing Association Inc., Breeders’ Cup and Triple Crown races, will write and narrate an essay. Saturday’s commentary will focus on California Chrome and Shared Belief.

Greg Wolf, Richard Migliore, Andy Serling, Simon Bray and Alyssa Ali will once again handle the on-air duties.

[Merlinsky]

Just a reminder/bump. Coverage starts in a few minutes.

[asudevil]

Audio issue with the Donn

[Scav]

I love Tom Durkin, but this essay is terrible.

[TheSpyder]

Not giving Andy a lot of air time.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

Not giving Andy a lot of air time.

I'm guessing stupid DePaul thinking they had a chance the last 5 minutes has alot to do with this right now. They were 15 minutes late, and things probably got cut.

[10 pnt move up]

Not much of a race, pretty easy win.